Words similar to distressingly

Example sentences for: distressingly

How can you use “distressingly” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

The hard truth, I would argue, is that this way of seeing the world is itself distressingly soft.
If you, like Donny Osmond, are among the 1-in-8 distressingly diffident Americans, a new drug can treat you.
On the contrary, for those of us who grew up in the '80s, it spoke with a fresh, real perspective that's distressingly rare.
And the evidence that this produces downward mobility is distressingly strong.